This law was passed by
the United States
Congress in 1850 to
provide for the return
of slaves who escaped
from one state into
another or into a public
territory.
To split from or to
withdraw from
membership of a
political union, an
alliance, or an
organization
Secede
do away with
Abolish
Fugitive Slave Act
During the American
Civil War, this term was
a name used to refer to
the federal government
of the United States,
which was supported by
the twenty free states
and five border states.
This group of states was
set up from 1861 to 1865
when eleven states of
the United States of
America declared their
secession from the U.S.
Union
Confederacy
a person who is
fleeing from
custody
fugitive
a war between
factions in the same
country
Civil War
Stars and Bars
an informal network of secret
routes and safe houses used by
19th century slaves in the United
States to escape to free states
and Canada with the aid of
abolitionists who were sympathetic
to their cause. ...
Underground Rail Road
a military unit, composed
of variable numbers of
battalions, commanded by
a Colonel.
a military unit, originally a
small force of cavalry,
subordinate to a squadron
and headed by the troop
leader
To voluntarily join a cause or
organization
troops
enlist
regiment
register formally as a
participant or member; seek
to employ
separated or isolated from
others or a main group
segregated
a formal message requesting
something that is submitted
to an authority
Petition
recruit
freeing someone from the
control of another
emancipation
a statement that is added
to, revises, or improves a
proposal or document
a person who is owned by
someone
amendment
slave
an estate where cash crops
are grown on a large scale
plantation
16th President of the
United States; saved the
Union during the American
Civil War and emancipated
the slaves
Abraham Lincoln
18th President of the
United States; commander
of the Union armies in the
American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant
a house used as a hiding
place or refuge by members
of certain organizations
Safe house
American statesman;
president of the
Confederate States of
America during the
American Civil War
Jefferson Davis
a southern U.S. state that
borders Georgia to the
south and North Carolina to
the north; first state to
secede from the Union
South Carolina
another name for the Big
Dipper; fugitive slaves in the
United States used to use it
as a point of reference so
they would not get lost
Drinking gourd
American general who led
the Confederate Armies in
the American Civil War
Robert E. Lee
a machine that separates
the seeds from raw
cotton fibers
Cotton gin
the site upon which the
shots initiating the
American Civil War were
fired
United States abolitionist
born a slave on a plantation
in Maryland and became a
famous conductor on the
Underground Railroad
leading other slaves to
freedom in the North
a runaway slave from St.
Louis, Missouri who sought
asylum in Racine, Wisconsin
in 1852
Fort Sumter
Harriet Tubman
very hard unsalted
biscuit or bread
the people who inhabit erect bushy mallow plant
or small tree bearing bolls
a territory or state
hardtack
population
During the American Civil
War, the Union was a name
used to refer to the federal
government of the United
States, which was supported
by the twenty free states
and five border slave states.
What is another name for
the Union?
Eleven Southern slave states
declared their secession
from the United States and
formed the Confederate
States of America, also
known as "the Confederacy."
What is another name for
the Confederacy?
Joshua Glover
containing seeds with
many long hairy fibers
The North
The South
cotton